Tag



M. B. BEHRM'AN.

TAG.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1919.

Patented Nov. 23,1920.

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ATTORNEY MARCUS B. BEI -IRMAN, on new YORK, n.1, Assrenon TO Lox SEAL oonromrron, A

PATENT OFFICE.-

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

To all whom z't may concern:

,Be it known that I, MARCUS B. BEHRMAN,

a citizen of the United-States, residin at the city, county, and State of New ork have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Tags, of which the following is a specification.

- 'My invention relates to an improvement in tags for attachment to articles of merchandise. 1

One of the objects ofthe invention is to provide a tag of-simple and improved con-' struction'that cannot be removed except by mutilating the tag or its fastener.

A further object is to construct the tag of a single piece of material formed with an integral pocket for receiving the ends of the fastener. Y

It is a matter of common knowledge among'merchants that goods are often returnedfor credit or exchange after having been used. My improved tag is designed to provide an inexpensive device for prevent ing this abuse of trade. The tag is so constructed that it can be easily attached to an article of merchandise and that when so attached it cannot be removed without-mutilation. 1 l

- The'commercial form of my improved tag generallyhas the legend ,This article Wi not be accepted for credit or exchange if 1 thetag is removed or mutilated printed on one or, both of its faces? Now if the customer undertakes to return the, goods without the tag, or with the tag in a mutilated condition, the merchant will have an indication that the goods have been used or hanl dled in an unwarranted manner.

' application 'to the tie;

' The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts'hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Inthe accompanying drawings, illustrating a preferred embodiment of the'invention Figure 1 is a front view of the tag;

Fig.2 is a view of the blank from which the tag is made;

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the tag;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section, on an enlarged scale,'through the line 44 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a detailed view of the tip before Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV 23 1920, Application filed March 24, 1919. Serial N... 284,643.

Fig. 6 is a detailed view of a tip applied to an end of the tie; Fig. 7 is a modified blank; 7 4

Fig. 8 is a plan View of a tag made from said blank, and,

Fig. 9-is an enlarged section through the.-

vertical center line of Fig. 8.

The device is made of a single piece of cardboard, paper, metal or other suitable material, which iscut, folded and fastened together, as hereinafter described, so as to form a tag having an integral pocket or receptacle, provided with. an eyelet hole for receiving the ends of the fastener by which the line of fold between the portions 1 and 2, a double line being scored around the eyelet so that, when the portions are folded,

the top will have a flat surface adjacent the eyelet. If desired, a scored or perforated line 5 may be formed across the lower par]: of the tag body to provide adetachable stu I The portions 2 and 3 are .iolded down upon the body portion 1 as shown in Fig.

4, thereby forming a pocket or receptacle.

The top and bottom respectively of the pocket being formedbythe folds or creases between adjacent portions and the wallsof the pockets being formed by said portions.

The contacting surfaces of-the portions 1 and 3 are at Fig. 4.

The sides of the pocket are secured together .and the portions are permanently preferably pasted together, as seen held in their .folded position by means of the rivets 6, or other suitable fastening ineans. This construction provides a pocket to which access cannot be had without mu tilation of its parts, except through the eyelet 4 at the top.

I In the modification illustrated in Figs.

7 to 9 inclusive, the portion 3 is eliminated and the portions 1 and 2 are made of the same size and shape so that when they are folded upon' each other they will register and give the completed tag a neat and attractive appearance having both faces alike. It will be understood, however, that if desired the portion 2 may be made of different shape and shorter than the portion 1.

. The entire surface of one face of the blank is covered with adhesive except at the area, indicated by the dotted circle in Fig. 7, surrounding the eyelet 4. When the blank is folded, as shown in Fig. 9, the portions 1 and 2 will adhere to each other and will form a pocket 9 between them at the place made of apiece of string, wire, or other suitable material, having' a rigid tip 8 at each end. The tips are so formed that they are receivable into the pocket only when inserted vertically through the eyelet and that when thus inserted they are irremovable.

This result is attained by making the tiplonger than the greatest width of the eyelet and by fastening the end of the tie to the tip at a point intermediate the tip ends, so that the tip, when placed in the pocket, will lie across and underneath the eyelet and thereby prevent removal. In practice it is usual to ship the tags from the factory with one end of the tie fastened in the tag..

The tips 8 may be made of any suitable stifi' material. I prefer to make them from sheet metal blanks which are cut' substantially in the shape shown in Fig. 5 and are then clamped over the ends of the tie 7 in the manner indicated in Fig. 6.

In compliance with the statutory 'requirements, I have described and illustrated what I now believe to be the best and most practicable embodiment of the invention, but it will be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction shown and described, for I am aware that various modifications and. changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention.

WhatI claim. is: I

1. A device of the character described comprising a tag formed of a single piece of material having one portion folded upon another and secured thereto. in such manner as to form a hollow receptacle at the top, said receptacle having an eyelet opening, and a flexible tie having a rigid tip secured to each end at a point intermediate the tip ends, said tips being receivable into the receptacle vertically through the eyelet and being longer than the greatest width of the eyelet so as to be irremovable from the re-' ceptacle, when inserted therein, except by mutilation of the tag.

2. A device of the character described comprising a tag formed of a single piece of material foldedwith a double fold and having the folded portions permanently fastened together to form a pocket, the pocket having an eyelet opening, and a flexile tie having a rigid t1p secured to each end at a point intermediate the tip ends, said tips being receivable into the pocket vertically longer than the greatest width of the eyelet so as to be irremov'able from the pocket, when inserted therein, except by mutilation of the tag.

MARCUS B. BEHRMAN.

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